The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-04-21
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Personal.

EfisNNai.
John T. Buchanan, Grcenyille, H., requests
all survivors of Co. !, Goth ILL.,, to send their
addresses TO him.
Mary Denver. Box 325. Goshen. Ind, is very
aux .ous TO obtain information regarding her
brother, who was a soldier. lie enlisted in
indianapolis in 1851. but she does not know in
what regiment She has understood that after
the war he enlisted in the Regular Army. His
name is John Sullivan. Any information con-
corning him viii be thankfully received.
James O'Erien, - Charles street, New York
city. would be- glad to have the address of Thos.
J. Scott, 60. A, 62d \. y, who omitted to give
his residence in his recent communication.
J. w. Hague, Go. +. lSSth Pa, 1876 Fifth ave
nue., PittsbuTg Pa, says that If COmrado +.
Mott Co. Il, l-Oth Pa, will address HIM he will
give him full particulars Of the matter asked
for by him in recent issue of the paper.
T. W Kreskey, Go. X, 18th Pa. Cav. Mime
apois, Kan, wants his comrades TO know that
the above is his address, and not Minneapolis,
Mimi, as given in a recent issue of this paper
lie gives a sketch Cf~'e short but lively cam
paign after the fall of Richmond which ended
in the surrender of Lee at Appomattox.
K. H. MaXey, Co. b, both H.. Greenville, H.,
SAYS he enlisted in October, lSG2, and served
under Grant and Sherman until the battle of
Atlanta, in which he was wounded. lie re-
covered aud rcioincd the regiment at Greens
boro, y. C.. in time TO have a hand in the
wind up. He hopes the boys will touch elbows
in the next political campaign, and see to it
that none but their friends are elected to the
White House aud TO Congress.
Chas. Salisbury, 18th Ohio battery, Remson
Corners, o., would like TO ask Capt. Crackliu,
81 Kan, what has become of Capt. Stockton,
who commanded at Wilson's Creek the battery
to which the writer belonged.
ID. s. Dorsey, Tacoma Wash. Ter, would he
glad TO correspond with some of his comrades
of 20. b, Sth III Cav.
J. n. q. Perry, Co. f. 1st W. Va. L. A., In
dian Camp, w. Va, gives record of the Phil
lips family in that ncIghborhOOd. One branch
gave six sons to the army-Frank.in, Lafayette,
Mortimer, Herbert Lathrop and james. Her
bert died in a rebel prison; James was killed at
Cross Keys. The second family furnished Syl-
yester. John r., Walter and Writ. Another
gave Elijah, George and Spencer of which the
first named died in prison. From the fourth
family went Simeon. David and Burton. The
fifth family sent Beecher and Wallace. These
men were all brothers and cousins.
Hiram VI. Sloan. Co. III, S5th Pa. Ashland, o.,
gives sketch of his services with that rcgi-
ment in the Army of the Potomac. He would
be glad 10 hear from any members of his regi-
ment and also of Co. J., 4th U. s. Art.
John III. King. 9th Ind, III PasO. H., says he
was taken prisoner at the battle Of Sugar Creek,
Tenn, aud is one of the survivors of the Sui
tana disaster, in which more than 1000 ex-
changed prisoners lost their lives.
G. r. Barnes, Lieutenant. 93d n. Y, $50 West
Monroe street, Chicago, ILL.,, says that on the
9th OF May, 1864, at the battle of the Wilder
ness, his brother, Capt. ID. T.. Barnes ODD n. Y,
was killed on the advance line in the morning
His body was fought over several times but at
night remained in the Confederate lines. The
writer will pay liberal reward for his sword
and his diary. His name was engraved on the
hilt of the sword. The writer was wounded in
the body in the same engagement.
CIV. Wilson, Go. f. 10th Pa. Reserves, STRAIT
tOnville, Pa. tells an incident of the battle of
Charles City Crossroads, June 80, 1862. A
Union soldier gave a wounded Confederate who
was lying under an apple tree drink of coffee.
He thanked the Union soldier and told him he
belonged to the 9TH Va. As the soldier left the
spot three COnfedcrates, who were concealed
behind a stump near by, fired upon him. A
squad of Union soldiers charged upon and
captured them. The one who gave the coffee
to the wounded man was himself wounded
soon after. The writer would be glad 10 hear
| from any OF these Confederates if they are
| living.
f.. +. Taylor, Bennington, o., writes for his
father, o. B. Taylor. who belonged to Loomis's
battery lA), LIST Mich. l.. A.. and is partly in
sane in consequence of fracture of the skull.
The injury was received at Taylors Ridge. lie
would like TO hear from Jack Madison, Bill
| Peet, or any others of his comrades.
Henry q. Hardy, Collin, Mich, says he
| served two and a half years in the Sixth Corps.
He belonged to the Sd n. Y. battery. He would
be glad TO hear from any members of his bat
! terry or of the seth n. Y.
Geo. NJ. Frye, Denver. Colo, docs not claim
that he was the youngest soldier, but thinks he
was one of the kids lie was born Oct. Is
lS49, aud enlisted at Worcester, Mass, Sept. O.
| 1864, in Co. i. Cd Mass. ii. A. He was trans
ferred to Co. +, 18th Mass, in which he saw
some hard service. II any members of that
company or the Assistant Adjutant- General, OF
the 18th Mass. should see this he would be glad
TO have them address him.
j. L. Ramsdell, Battery A, LIST PA. l.. A,
Mansfield. Pa speaks good word for THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and says he would like to
| hear from any of his comrades
Geo. Il. Rauett, Co. ii, 18th Nc, 120 Eutaw
street, East Boston, Mass would like to hear
from the three comrades of the Hath n. u.
Growers Division, Nineteenth Corps. who were
wounded and fell out of ranks during the pur.
suit of the rebel army from Franklin through
the Teche country to Opelousas, La, in April
1863. When Is miles out from New Iberia
they confscated mule and cart. and were fol-
lowing III the rear of Paine's Brigade. The
writer was assisting comrade who had been
sunstruck, aud they kindly gave him a pas
sage in the cart.
J. III. Prcmane, Mexico, n. Y. would be glad
to hear from any member Of Co. A, LIST battalion
l4th u. S. Inf.
John Ballantyne, Co. L. 9TH Iowa Cav, Tyn
dale OAK, says he was born in Bavaria, but
disliking TO live under monarchy he emf
grated 10 the United States and became a cit
zen. He says he served his adopted country
faithfully during the war, is poor and broker
in health, and thinks the Government should
assist him.
L. b. Osmer, Co. f, 37th H., Hazelton, Iowa
says that Gen. John G. Black was the COlOne
of his regiment, and relates one or two Incl
dents of army life TO illustrate Gen. Black
soldierly qualifications. He thinks the Pension
Office has never been so well managed rs unde
its present head.
VIM. Roark, Captain, Tooth H., Somerset
ILL.,, would be glad To correspond with Capt
HOyt aud Lieut.. Fletcher, of the 18th Ill.
who were with him in prison at Meridian
Miss, in the Fall of 1864
| G.. A. LoOmis. Co. l., 4th Iowa, Colorado
Springs, Colo, asks ComTade VIM. +. Smith, o
his company, to give his address, which h
omitted III his recent letter in The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. He would be glad to hear from an,
of the other boys of Co l..
George Savidge, Captain, 18th n. j., Cleve
land, Mimi. replying TO the question wha
regiment served three years under one Colonel
says that Col. Robert McAllister commanded
the 1lth n. j. three years, and was always 4
the front where duty called him.
James A. Freeman, Co. L, 10th ILL.,, residenc
not given. says the longer he takes THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE the better he likes it. III